jgcorl Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 Ok so I am kind of new to this, so hopefully someone can help me out. I have a pixie 8 controller and a 200W power supply from the store. The controller has screw down connections for the power supply, but the ends of the power supply have pronged ends that will not fit into the screw down hole. Not sure if I should cut the prongs and feed in the wire or if there is a connector I could get. Help is appreciated! Thanks.
TheDucks Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Ok so I am kind of new to this, so hopefully someone can help me out. I have a pixie 8 controller and a 200W power supply from the store. The controller has screw down connections for the power supply, but the ends of the power supply have pronged ends that will not fit into the screw down hole. Not sure if I should cut the prongs and feed in the wire or if there is a connector I could get. Help is appreciated! Thanks. Picture (or link to datasheet) is worth 1K words 👍 Store? Whose Pronged ends? Pins? First of all, A pixie 8 has 2 sets of Bank inputs If you have a Gen 1 : it uses .25 Faston connections If you have a Gen 2: It uses bare wire or Ferreled leads (preferred). These insert into the side hole, and the screw clamps the wire/ferrel. just pay attention to + and - You need to make 2 sets of connections (Banks 1 and 2) for Either style
dibblejr Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Ok so I am kind of new to this, so hopefully someone can help me out. I have a pixie 8 controller and a 200W power supply from the store. The controller has screw down connections for the power supply, but the ends of the power supply have pronged ends that will not fit into the screw down hole. Not sure if I should cut the prongs and feed in the wire or if there is a connector I could get. Help is appreciated! Thanks. You can cut the ends off or go to HC and purchase a power pigtail for about $3. That is what I use for the 50 or so pixie controllers I have built. If cutting the ends off you need to know which wires are which. You can watch my build videos by going to the General HArdware section and pasted at the top will be my pixie configuration writeup. There is a video attached, go to that video and look for my build video. Sorry I am not in a place where I can send a link. JR Edited November 9, 2019 by dibblejr
dibblejr Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Forgot I have a vimeo app, here is part 1 from there you will find 2-9 , they were made for texting to people who needed help that's why they are so short. Disregard the name in video https://vimeo.com/manage/308747447/general Edited November 9, 2019 by dibblejr
Mr. P Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 I would also highly recommend that you upgrade your license if your profile is correct and you have a Standard license.
jgcorl Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 11:18 AM, Mr. P said: I would also highly recommend that you upgrade your license if your profile is correct and you have a Standard license. Yeah, I apparently have to. It will not recognize my CCC-II box...
jgcorl Posted November 11, 2019 Author Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 10:47 AM, TheDucks said: Picture (or link to datasheet) is worth 1K words 👍 Store? Whose Pronged ends? Pins? First of all, A pixie 8 has 2 sets of Bank inputs If you have a Gen 1 : it uses .25 Faston connections If you have a Gen 2: It uses bare wire or Ferreled leads (preferred). These insert into the side hole, and the screw clamps the wire/ferrel. just pay attention to + and - You need to make 2 sets of connections (Banks 1 and 2) for Either style Here is a picture of the power supply. The terminals will not fit into the port on the card. From your description it sounds like a gen 2 card.
TheDucks Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Yeah, I apparently have to. It will not recognize my CCC-II box... This is how I connected https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15fjwpIkIo6nQ64dRLsWdn1mr5DUaTqQ8/20191109_132421.jpg This is how I mount them to CG1500 (a 1" angle bkt on the top https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15fjwpIkIo6nQ64dRLsWdn1mr5DUaTqQ8/20181106_134028.jpg Edited November 11, 2019 by TheDucks image file
TheDucks Posted November 11, 2019 Posted November 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Here is a picture of the power supply. The terminals will not fit into the port on the card. From your description it sounds like a gen 2 card. Ah LOR, but they changed Pixies. Yes, cut the spade lugs off. Then use ferrels or tin the wires so stray strands do not cause sparks
jgcorl Posted November 12, 2019 Author Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks for all the help, got it to work! Cut the ends off and fed the wires into the power supply.
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